McDONALD'S, Chicken McNUGGETS

Processed foods · Ready meals · Fast food

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Macronutrients 61 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 15.8 g · 63 kcal/100g
Fat 19.8 g · 178 kcal/100g
Carbs 15.1 g · 60 kcal/100g
Water 47 g
Total energy 302 kcal

Energy is predominantly from fat (59%); EFSA recommends 20–35% for a balanced diet

Fat quality 61 / 100 How is this scored?
Total fat
19.8g
Saturated
3.3g
Monounsat.
8.1g
Polyunsat.
5.6g
Omega-3
0.30g
Omega-6
5.19g

Saturated fat is 9.7% of energy, within the WHO limit of 10%. ω-6:ω-3 ratio is 17.5 (target ≤ 4).

Protein quality —

Amino acid profile not available for this food

Micronutrients 52 / 100 How is this scored?

Vitamins

Vitamin C 1.2 mg
Thiamin (B1) 0.16 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.11 mg
Niacin (B3) 7.4 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 0.9 mg
Vitamin B6 0.40 mg
Vitamin B12 0.33 µg

Minerals

Calcium 11 mg
Iron 0.9 mg
Magnesium 24 mg
Phosphorus 272 mg
Potassium 252 mg
Sodium 566 mg
Zinc 0.6 mg
Copper 0.05 mg
Manganese 0.14 mg

Notable source of Niacin (B3) (46% of EU NRV per 100 g). Score averages coverage across 15 tracked nutrients.